Youthanasia
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| Youthanasia | ||
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| Missing image Megadeth-Youthanasia.jpg Album cover | ||
| Album by Megadeth | ||
| Released | October 31, 1994 | |
| Genre | Hard rock | |
| Length | 49 min 57 sec | |
| Record label | Capitol Records | |
| Producer | Max Norman, Dave Mustaine | |
| Professional reviews | ||
| Allmusic.com | 3 stars out of 5 | link (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:7q5tk6rxqkrf) |
| Megadeth Chronology | ||
| Countdown To Extinction (1992) | Youthanasia (1994) | Hidden Treasures (1995) |
Youthanasia is an album by Megadeth, released in 1994. The title is a play on words of youth and euthanasia and, going by the lyrics in the title track, is about a lack of respect for one's elders.
Continuing the trend indicated by Megadeth's previous album, Countdown To Extinction, Youthanasia featured a more relaxed sound and generally slower songs — slower than some older fans could tolerate. However, the album met with great financial success.
Lyrically, the album displayes a huge variety of influences: mythology ("Elysian Fields" and "Blood of Heroes"), rape and incest ("Family Tree"), nuclear war ("Black Curtains"), and even a hit that reportedly began as a suicide note, "A Tout Le Monde".
Track listing
- "Reckoning Day" - 4:34
- "Train of Consequences" - 3:26
- "Addicted to Chaos" - 5:26
- "A Tout Le Monde" - 4:28
- "Elysian Fields" - 4:03
- "The Killing Road" - 3:57
- "Blood of Heroes" - 3:57
- "Family Tree" - 4:07
- "Youthanasia" - 4:09
- "I Thought I Knew It All" - 3:44
- "Black Curtains" - 3:39
- "Victory" - 4:27
Personnel
- Dave Mustaine - vocals, guitar
- Marty Friedman - guitar
- Nick Menza - drums
- David Ellefson - bass guitar